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JUNE 2016 I Vol. 36, No. 6 I parkcitiespeople.com I @pcpeople I 214-739-2244
Incumbents Win School Board Seats in Landslide BOND PROVOKES FIRST CONTESTED RACE IN FIVE YEARS
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By Annie Wiles
People Newspapers Incumbents Paul Rowsey and Kelly Walker, and newcomer Edward Herring, took their seats on the Highland Park ISD board of trustees on May 17, after a decisive victory in the May 7 election against outspoken opposition. “The community spoke. ... And the majority spoke to keep the status quo,” said Anthony Scalia, unsuccessful candidate for seat five. But while yard signs may be coming down, the election may have left a more indelible mark on the community. School board candidates have historically run unopposed in HP. The last contested race was in 2011. This year, the race was not a simple face-off between individuals. Instead, candidates divided themselves into two opposing factions at the outset, creating a dichotomy between old guard and new slate. New seat five trustee Edward Herring (replacing the recently-retired longtime trustee Cynthia Beecherl), teamed up with Walker (seat three) and Rowsey (seat four) to form the PAC “Putting Our Kids First.” Their opponents – Scalia, along with Bonnie Lammers (three) and Gerry Hudnall (four) – rallied together behind the PAC “We the
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BUSINESS
Incumbents Paul Rowsey and Kelly Walker joined forces with Edward Herring, who will replace Cynthia Beecherl . || I M A N I LY T L E
THE OPPONENTS
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PLACE 3
Bonnie J. Lammers – 1,269 (30.5%) Kelly Walker – 2,894 (69.5%) PLACE 4
Gerry Hudnall – 1,333 (32.1%) Paul Rowsey – 2,816 (67.9%)
LIVING WELL
PLACE 5
Anthony Scalia – 1,293 (31%) “We The People of HPISD” PAC supported a new slate of candidates to take the board in a new direction.
SCHOOLS
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Edward Herring – 2,885 (69%) S O U R C E : H P I S D . M O R E T H A N 4 ,1 0 0 V O T E D .
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BUSINESS
COMMUNITY
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